I use this slideshow as part of our school's 6th form induction process - it offers a series of guidelines that might help newcomers to adopt an approach to their studies which is most likely to result in a productive educational experience.
The 10 Habits Of Highly Effective Students Unpersonal
1. or
„The things I wish I had known at the
start of my 6th form life‟
2. Choosing education & the time of ashes
Being here is not enough – the ability to set
goals and take action separates people
Success of any kind results from habitual
behaviour.
3.
4. Oxygen
Diet
Water
Exercise
Sleep
Addictions
A PASSION FOR WHAT YOU DO.
5. Energy follows motivation
„Live as is if you are going to die
tomorrow but plan as if you are
going to live forever‟ Hagakure
6. W.I.I.F.M – why are you here?
The Pain / Pleasure principle
Begin with the end in mind.
Have a clear plan and write it
down –
then revisit it regularly over
the next 2 years.
7. Self doubts become
self-fulfilling
prophecies
“Today is the first day
of the rest of your life”.
8. So dare to dream big – then take
massive action.
9. There are no failures –
only feedback
Be willing to step into
your „stretch zone‟
physically, socially
and intellectually.
10. „If you‟re not living life on the
edge, you‟re taking up too much
space!‟
Fear will never go away as long
as we are growing
The only way to overcome fear
is to face it.
11. It helps to know you are not
alone!
Pushing through fear is
better than living IN FEAR
Fear transforms into
energy.
12. With yourself (purpose, goals, values)
With others –
Peers
Younger members of the school
Staff.
13. Survival of the BEST FIT
Build a strong support network
Avoid exclusivity to maintain stability!
Be kind.
14. Genius is 99%
PERSPIRATION and only 1%
inspiration
There is nothing you can‟t
achieve if you want it badly
enough.
15. High expectations by
parents, staff and yourself
Limited free time
Crisis management
Low energy
Social problems
Academic pressure
Identity flux.
16. Early recognition
Realistic expectations
Balance between work & play
Positive influences
Good energy management
Good support network.
17. #1 Manage your energy levels
#2 Know your purpose and goals
#3 Create strong self belief
#4 Abandon your comfort zone
#5 Manage your fear
#6 Communicate!
#7 Have a good support network
#8 Be tenacious
#9 Develop a personal stress busting system.
18. Learn how to learn so that you can work smarter
– not harder!
Smart students -
Know their brain and how it works
Understand how they learn
Master the 4 key skills
Learn how to play the examination game.
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20.
21. We have learnt more
about the brain in the last
2 decades than we did in
the previous 2, 000 years
22. You actually have 3 brains
stacked on top of one
another!
They operate in a hierarchy
Collectively they weigh 3% of
your mass but they consume
20% of your energy supply!
24. Modern education has a left
hemispheric bias
But breakthroughs and discoveries
often require right hemispheric
processes
Eureka
Benzene
Sewing machine
Velcro
Einstein‟s thought experiments
25. The 2 minute paperclip game
To pick locks
Clean your nails
Poke people with it
Exercise track for fleas
Trail marker on leaves
Fishhook
Sextoy
26. We learn best when we
engage the whole of our
brain, combining the
organizational strength of
„Gates‟ with the dynamic
creativity of „Williams‟
Study skills strategies are
designed to help you do this
29. £1440 a day for life – what would you do with it?
What are your unique priorities?
Are you just busy or productive?
Week planner – think in ink
ST pain for LT gain
Don‟t be an ostrich.
30. The average adult in the UK
reads 300-450 wpm
With 1 hour‟s tuition and 10
hours practice you can
expect to increase your
reading speed to 3000 wpm
We are biologically capable
of reading 200,000 wpm!
31. It‟s hard to write and think at the
same time!
Learn to take effective notes
Translate into your own words
Set up a distillation cycle
32. Converting course notes into visually
memorable revision aids is one way of
working smart, not hard
34. Stories
Humour
Exaggeration
Motion
Relationship
Bizarre
Colourful
Perceived personal
value
35. The Normans
The Plantagenets
The House of Lancaster
The House of York
The Tudors
The Stuarts
The House of Hanover
The House of Windsor
36. The major shift from GCSE to A level is an
increased emphasis on complex argument and
synthesis of knowledge
In other words you have to know what you‟re
talking about and have an opinion – there are no
shortcuts!
It‟s not just what you know but what you can do
with that knowledge that counts– make
connections.
37. If you take one thing from my talk, please
make it this:
“You will grow according to the
information you are exposed to,
choose to accept and act upon.
Make your choices mindfully, and in
the coming weeks, remember...”